Augusta National Golf Club
New Chinese golf prodigy, 12, to smash age record
Mar 20, 2013 13:37 EDT
Twelve-year-old Chinese golf prodigy Ye Wocheng ensured he will smash the record for youngest player at a European Tour event when he came through a qualifying tournament on Wednesday.
Chinese golf prodigy dreams of legendary 'grand slam'
Mar 18, 2013 06:48 EDT
China's 14-year-old prodigy Guan Tianlang has set his sights sky-high by aiming to become the first player to claim golf's legendary 'grand slam': winning all four majors in the same year.
Chinese prodigy undaunted by US Masters
Mar 17, 2013 23:30 EDT
Fourteen-year-old Chinese prodigy Guan Tianlang told AFP he's not worried about missing the cut at Augusta next month when he becomes the youngest player ever to compete at the US Masters.
Sore right hip causes Els to withdraw from Tampa Bay
Mar 12, 2013 14:45 EDT
Reigning British Open champion Ernie Els said Tuesday he has withdrawn from this week's $5.5 million US PGA Tampa Bay Championship because of nagging soreness in his right hip.
Tiger playing like his major magic is back
Mar 11, 2013 15:48 EDT
Tiger Woods is playing like he does when he wins major golf titles and, with the Masters only a month away, looks ready to close the major win-record gap on Jack Nicklaus for the first time since 2008.
McIlroy pulls out of PGA event with toothache
Mar 01, 2013 15:16 EST
World No. 1 and defending champion Rory McIlroy withdrew from the US PGA Honda Classic during his second round on Friday, saying he was struggling due to pain from a sore wisdom tooth.
Bubba Watson laughs off Masters miracle shot
Feb 27, 2013 21:59 EST
It was the wonder shot that propelled him to his first major, but Bubba Watson said he'd try and avoid a repeat at this year's Masters of the astonishing lob that helped him win at Augusta.
Asia holding out for golfing hero as season starts
Feb 19, 2013 20:58 EST
Asian golf returns this week with the search intensifying for a first global superstar to lead the region into a bright and innovative future -- and put its current squabbles in the shade.
Obama tees it up with Tiger
Feb 17, 2013 19:00 EST
US President Barack Obama played a round with Tiger Woods on Sunday, crowning a buddies golf trip with his long-awaited first match-up with the 14-time major champion.
Tiger commits to three events ahead of Masters
Feb 12, 2013 13:11 EST
Tiger Woods committed to play three tournaments in the next month ahead of the Masters, where the 14-time major champion will resume his pursuit of the all-time record 18 major titles won by Jack Nicklaus.
Mickelson completes wire-to-wire Phoenix romp
Feb 03, 2013 18:06 EST
Phil Mickelson fired a four-under par 67 on Sunday to complete a wire-to-wire victory in the $6.2 million US PGA Phoenix Open, capturing his 41st career title by four strokes.
New clubs are work in progress for McIlroy
Jan 18, 2013 14:38 EST
An eventful week for Rory McIlroy ended in frustration on Friday as he departed the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship at the halfway stage after failing to come to terms with his new Nike clubs.
Woods and McIlroy miss cut in Abu Dhabi
Jan 18, 2013 10:29 EST
The world's top two golfers, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods, both missed the cut in their first tournament of the season at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship on Friday.
McIlroy, Woods set to miss cut in Abu Dhabi
Jan 18, 2013 08:45 EST
The world's top two golfers, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods, were both set to miss the cut in their first tournaments of the season at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship on Friday.
Tiger Woods make low-key start in Abu Dhabi
Jan 17, 2013 09:00 EST
Tiger Woods got his season off to a low-key start at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship on Thursday with four birdies and four bogeys leaving him on level par 72.
Kaymer eager for US Tour challenge
Jan 16, 2013 09:41 EST
Martin Kaymer is set to play full-time on the USPGA Tour this year, saying he feels the time is now right for such a move away from his European base.
McIlroy rivalry needs time, Woods says
Jan 16, 2013 09:36 EST
Tiger Woods has played down talk of a big rivalry with Rory McIlroy, saying that the two first needed to cross swords at the business end of the majors before that could become a reality.
McIlroy and Woods set for first clash
Jan 14, 2013 09:42 EST
The new golf season gets into full swing in Abu Dhabi this week with the top two ranking players - Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods - opening their accounts.
Rookie Henley opens PGA Tour career with win
Jan 14, 2013 00:20 EST
Rookie Russell Henley launched his US PGA Tour career with a record-setting victory, closing a seven-under par 63 with five straight birdies for a three-shot win at the Sony Open.
Ishikawa, Thaworn accept Masters invitations
Jan 11, 2013 18:06 EST
Young Japanese star Ryo Ishikawa and Thai veteran Thaworn Wiratchant have accepted invitations to compete in the 2013 Masters, organizers of the golf's first major of the season said Friday.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
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| The 10th green at Augusta | |
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Augusta, Georgia, U.S.A. |
| Established | 1933 |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Tournaments hosted | Masters Tournament |
| Website | Masters.com |
| Designed by | Alister MacKenzie |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7435 yards |
| Course rating | 76.2 (unofficial) |
| Course Record | 63 - Nick Price (1986), Greg Norman (1996) |
